THE IMPACT OF THE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
ON THE PROFITABILITY OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Helena Šlogar – Libertas međunarodno sveučilište, Trg J. F. Kennedy 6b, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Sandra Šokčević – Libertas međunarodno sveučilište, Trg J. F. Kennedy 6b, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Stjepan Čolić – Libertas međunarodno sveučilište, Trg J. F. Kennedy 6b, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2020.359


4th International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2020 – Economics and Management: How to Cope With Disrupted Times, Online/Virtual, September 3, 2020, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia; ISBN 978-86-80194-30-1, ISSN 2683-4510

Sažetak:

Kako bi osiguravajuća društva bila u mogućnosti podmiriti obveze iz osiguranja, odnosno
isplatiti štetu svojim osiguranicima, potrebno je da njihovo poslovanje bude profitabilno. Stoga u ovom
radu autori istražuju utjecaj kanala distribucije na profitabilnost osiguravajućih društava u Republici
Hrvatskoj u razdoblju od 2014. do 2017. godine. Pomoću modela linearne regresije i Pearsonovog
koeficijenta korelacije izražena je jačina međuovisnosti između analiziranih varijabli. Prema udjelima
pojedinih distribucijskih kanala osiguravajućih društava vodeću poziciju zauzimaju interni prodajni
alati, a na drugom i trećem mjestu su agencije i banko kanal distribucije koji predstavlja veliki udio
životnih osiguranja. Kod životnih osiguranja izražena je jača povezanost banko kanala prodaje, dok
kod neživotnih osiguranja jaku vezu pokazuju interni kanal distribucije te agencijski kanal distribucije
koji zauzimaju najveći dio te time utječu na odnos bruto premije poduzeća.

Ključne riječi:

Kanali distribucije, Osiguravajuća društva, Profitabilnost.

Abstract:

In order for insurance companies to be able to settle their insurance liabilities, i.e. to pay damages
to their policyholders, it is necessary for their business to be profitable. Therefore, in this paper, the authors
investigate the impact of distribution channels on the profitability of insurance companies in the Republic
of Croatia in period from 2014. to 2017. Using the linear regression model and Pearson’s correlation coefficient,
the strength of the interdependence between the analyzed variables was expressed. According to
the shares of individual distribution channels of insurance companies, internal sales tools occupy a leading
position, while at the second and third place are agencies and bank distribution channel which represents a
large share of life insurance. With life insurance, a stronger link between bank sales channels is pronounced,
while with non-life insurance, a strong link is shown by the internal distribution channel and the agency distribution
channel, which occupy the largest part and thus affect the company’s gross premium yield.

Keywords:

Distribution channels, Insurance companies, Profitability.

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